$6.50: AKs play after c-bet

jww9618 · #1 01-10-2007, 04:28 PM

This is the first hand of the tourney. No reads or anything. Whats your play here?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

Hero (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1500)
Button (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is in UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero raises to t100, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t100, MP3 folds, CO calls t100, Button calls t100, SB folds, BB folds

Flop: (t430) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets t220, MP2 raises to t1400 (All-in), CO folds, Button folds Hero....

Sparta45 · #2 01-10-2007, 04:31 PM

Raise to 60 pf. 5X BB is too much. Then on this flop, against 2 opponents, I'd probably check the flop.

As played, I'd probably call. I believe your hand is marginally strong enough to call.

jww9618 · #3 01-10-2007, 04:35 PM

Only raise to 60 pf? I need to narrow the field a little bit and 60 just isn't enough. Does anyone else think 100 p is too much?

Mike MacIntosh · #4 01-10-2007, 04:44 PM

As played, this is a must call on the flop. You have 15 outs, and 21% of your stack invested into the pot.

jafeather · #5 01-10-2007, 04:46 PM

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Only raise to 60 pf? I need to narrow the field a little bit and 60 just isn't enough. Does anyone else think 100 p is too much?

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Yep, too much. 60 is standard here.

djj6835 · #6 01-10-2007, 04:48 PM

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Only raise to 60 pf? I need to narrow the field a little bit and 60 just isn't enough. Does anyone else think 100 p is too much?

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It's probably fine. Making slightly larger than 3x bb raises in level one is fine since you really want to playing a hand like this HU. 100 might be a little overkill, but it's not awful.

A10Chief · #7 01-10-2007, 04:53 PM

You can't be sure hero has 15 outs, or even 9 clean outs for that matter.

flyangler · #8 01-10-2007, 04:55 PM

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You can't be sure hero has 15 outs, or even 9 clean outs for that matter.

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Beat me to it.

OatmealJoe · #9 01-10-2007, 05:02 PM

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You can't be sure hero has 15 outs, or even 9 clean outs for that matter.

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With 870 in the pot and only 1180 more to call, I think I only need about 9 clean outs to call. I'd call here.

mmorpg · #10 01-10-2007, 07:15 PM

I would raise more than 60. I like 80.